Skellefteå vs Brynäs Betting Tips - SHL Predictions and Best Bets
Defending SHL champions Skellefteå begin their new season at home to Brynäs on Saturday, and we're backing the hosts to make a winning start.
Our main bet is Skellefteå -1.5 on the puck line, while we're also taking a bigger-priced shot in the goalscorer markets.
Skellefteå have the advantage of entering the game with competitive hockey already behind them. They have made an excellent start in the Champions Hockey League, winning all four games while producing at both ends of the ice.
Brynäs should provide a much tougher test, but their lack of competitive action makes this a difficult opening assignment. For a higher-priced bet, we're also backing Oscar Lindberg and Jakob Silfverberg both to score, with both expected to be key offensive players for their respective teams.
- Skellefteå are unbeaten in four Champions Hockey League games this season.
- They have scored 18 goals and conceded only six across those four games.
- Skellefteå won both the SHL regular season and playoffs last season.
Skellefteå Recent Form
Skellefteå have already found their rhythm in competitive action, winning each of their first four Champions Hockey League games.
Their 18 goals across those matches underline their early attacking form, while conceding just six suggests the defensive standards that helped them dominate domestically last season remain in place.
Brynäs Recent Form
Brynäs enter the SHL season without the same competitive preparation as Skellefteå, making their current level more difficult to judge.
There is plenty of offensive potential in the squad, however, with Jakob Silfverberg expected to remain one of their major scoring threats as they begin the new campaign.
Skellefteå vs Brynäs Best Bets
- Skellefteå -1.5 puck line
- Oscar Lindberg and Jakob Silfverberg both to score
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